Legal Opinion

Whisenant v. Strat Land Exploration Co.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided April 10, 2018No. Case No. 115,660PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY DEBORAH B. BARNES, PRESIDING JUDGE:

¶ 1 Defendant Strat Land Exploration Co. (Strat Land) appeals from the trial court's order granting the motion for class certification filed by Plaintiff Tony R. Whisenant (Whisenant) on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. Based on our review, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In February 2015, Whisenant filed his "Second Amended Class Action Petition" asserting "claims based upon [Strat Land's] underpayment or non-payment of royalties on natural gas and/or constituents of the gas stream produced from wells…

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